Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Engyprosopon

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34 species
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Engyprosopon annulatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.9 cm NG

 
Engyprosopon arenicola
[Fringelip dwarf flounder]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Engyprosopon bellonaense Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon bellonaense
[Bellona flounder]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Engyprosopon bleekeri (Macleay, 1881)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon bleekeri
[Bleeker's flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon brevifrontale
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon filipennis
[]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Engyprosopon grandisquama
[Largescale flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific

Engyprosopon hawaiiense Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Engyprosopon hawaiiense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon hensleyi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Engyprosopon hureaui Quéro & Golani, 1990

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Engyprosopon hureaui
[Hureau's flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon keliaoense
[Keliao lefteye flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon kushimotoense
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Engyprosopon latifrons (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Engyprosopon latifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon longipelvis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Engyprosopon longipterum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon longipterum
[Long pectoral fin flounder]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Engyprosopon macrolepis
[Largescale dwarf flounder]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Engyprosopon maldivense (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Engyprosopon maldivense
[Olive wide-eyed flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon marquisense
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Engyprosopon mogkii (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon mogkii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon mozambiquense
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Engyprosopon multisquama Amaoka, 1963

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Engyprosopon multisquama
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Engyprosopon natalense Regan, 1920

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Engyprosopon natalense
[Natal flounder]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Engyprosopon obliquioculatum (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Engyprosopon obliquioculatum
[]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Engyprosopon osculus (Amaoka & Arai, 1998)

Photo by Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Engyprosopon osculus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon parvipectorale
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon praeteritus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon raoulense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm NG

 
Engyprosopon regani
[Regan's flatfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Engyprosopon rostratum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon rostratum
[Long snout flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon sechellense
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Engyprosopon septempes Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon septempes
[Seven pelvic ray flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm SL

 
Engyprosopon vanuatuense
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Engyprosopon xenandrus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Engyprosopon xenandrus
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Engyprosopon xystrias Hubbs, 1915

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Engyprosopon xystrias
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Engyprosopon annulatum Western Pacific 1913
Engyprosopon arenicola Fringelip dwarf flounder Eastern Pacific 6.9 NG 1903
Engyprosopon bellonaense Bellona flounder Western Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1993
Engyprosopon bleekeri Bleeker's flounder Western Central Pacific 8.4 SL 1881
Engyprosopon brevifrontale Northwestern Pacific 9.4 SL 2018
Engyprosopon filipennis Northwest Pacific. 10.6 SL 1935
Engyprosopon grandisquama Largescale flounder Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1846
Engyprosopon hawaiiense Eastern Central Pacific 1903
Engyprosopon hensleyi Western Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 1990
Engyprosopon hureaui Hureau's flounder Indo-West Pacific 5 SL 1990
Engyprosopon keliaoense Keliao lefteye flounder Northwest Pacific 7.2 SL 2022
Engyprosopon kushimotoense Northwest Pacific 5.9 SL 2008
Engyprosopon latifrons Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1908
Engyprosopon longipelvis Western Pacific 7 SL 1969
Engyprosopon longipterum Long pectoral fin flounder Western Central Pacific 8.6 SL 1993
Engyprosopon macrolepis Largescale dwarf flounder Indo-West Pacific 16 TL 1908
Engyprosopon maldivense Olive wide-eyed flounder Indo-West Pacific 12.7 SL 1908
Engyprosopon marquisense Central Pacific 6.5 SL 2005
Engyprosopon mogkii Indo-West Pacific 11 SL 1854
Engyprosopon mozambiquense Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SL 2003
Engyprosopon multisquama Northwest Pacific 10.6 SL 1963
Engyprosopon natalense Natal flounder Western Indian Ocean 6 SL 1920
Engyprosopon obliquioculatum Indo-West Pacific 7.6 SL 1934
Engyprosopon osculus Eastern Indian Ocean 10.3 SL 1998
Engyprosopon parvipectorale Northwestern Pacific 5.8 SL 2018
Engyprosopon praeteritus Indo-Pacific 8.8 SL 1950
Engyprosopon raoulense Southwest Pacific 8.2 SL 1995
Engyprosopon regani Regan's flatfish Southeast Pacific 3.9 NG 1990
Engyprosopon rostratum Long snout flounder Western Central Pacific 7 SL 1993
Engyprosopon sechellense Western Indian Ocean 7.6 SL 1908
Engyprosopon septempes Seven pelvic ray flounder Western Central Pacific 7.1 SL 1993
Engyprosopon vanuatuense Western Pacific 5.6 SL 2005
Engyprosopon xenandrus Eastern Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1905
Engyprosopon xystrias Indo-West Pacific 16 SL 1915



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